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SUMMARY:Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction
DESCRIPTION:This application is for Cohort 2026 of the Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction program\, a two-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of spiritual direction. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application within two months of completing their submission. The application deadline is May 1\, 2026. \nPlease see the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/certificate-in-contemplative-spiritual-direction-2/
LOCATION:Columbia Theological Seminary\, 701 South Columbia Drive\, Decatur\, GA\, 30031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Flowing Oneness: The Contemplative Vision of Thomas Keating
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn this eagerly awaited Centering Prayer teaching retreat\, Centering Prayer master teachers David Frenette and Cynthia Bourgeault once again team up to explore the late teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating and what they have to offer our own continuing spiritual evolution today. \nAs Thomas more and more fully embraced his nondual awakening\, he began to write and see from a perspective rarely attained in the Christian mystical tradition\, significantly “growing” the Christian spiritual roadmap in the direction of his signature brand of “flowing oneness.” \nThrough teaching\, dialogue\, guided meditations — and mostly through the practice of Centering Prayer itself — David and Cynthia will jointly explore how he charts this new course —and more important\, how he has planted practical seeds to bring our practice of Centering Prayer to the next level. \nPracticing Centering Prayer in light of the God of unity consciousness grounds us\, more and more\, in a reality that cannot be shaken by the crises of separation\, disruption\, and disintegration we are living through. From greater oneness through Centering Prayer flows the subtlety of contemplative service: God in us serving God in others. \nCommuter option available. Please see the link below for more information and to register. \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/flowing-oneness-the-contemplative-vision-of-thomas-keating/
LOCATION:Garrison Institute\, 14 Mary's Way\, Route 9D\, Garrison\, NY\, 10524\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Outreach Birmingham 2026 Conference
DESCRIPTION:The conference will feature as speaker Rev. Ed Bacon. His conference presentation is entitled “Contemplation Changes Us; Let Me Count the Ways.”\nRev. Bacon has served three churches as Rector or Dean: in Dalton\, GA; Jackson\, MS; and Pasadena\, CA. He is a strong advocate and practitioner of Centering Prayer and has also participated in annual Ignatian 8-day retreats. Now in retirement\, Rev. Bacon is currently serving as Interim Rector at All Saints Episcopal Church in Birmingham\, AL. His contemplative ministries focus on teaching the unitive and non-dual theologies of Centering Prayer\, leading weekly Centering Prayer sits\, and teaching a weekly zoom class on Contemplative Transformation. His presentation will describe how contemplation and the energy in community transform us into new beings with a new consciousness. Rev. Bacon is the author of the book\, 8 Habits of Love: Overcome Fear and Transform Your Life. \nSee the website link below for more information.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplative-outreach-birmingham-2026-conference/
LOCATION:St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church\, 3775 Crosshaven Dr.\, Birmingham\,\, AL\, 35223\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Birmingham":MAILTO:cobforcontemplatives@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Being Bravely Yourself: Navigating a Personal Contemplative Enneagram Journey
DESCRIPTION:This day will be filled with Contemplative Breathing and Awareness practices that remind us of Jesus’ commandment to love ourselves\, as we love others. Using spiritual wisdom grounded in the Enneagram\, this experiential time will open our hearts\, minds\, and bodies to our original blessing: being made in the image of G-d. Together\, we will discover that Divine Love is deepened in ourselves and our communities when we live our unique\, authentic lives\, beloved of G-d and part of the tapestry of life. \nThis event includes sessions of Centering Prayer. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/being-bravely-yourself-navigating-a-personal-contemplative-enneagram-journey/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Morning of Prayer Honolulu\, Hawaii  3rd Saturdays every Month
DESCRIPTION:  \nMorning of Prayer\nThird Saturdays In Person\n9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time (UTC -10)\nCentral Union Church • Women’s Building\n1660 S. Beretania St. Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi \nLet us join together to pause in the presence of the Divine in the sacred silence. An introduction to the method of Centering Prayer is provided. While Centering Prayer is the basis of our teaching\, all meditation paths are welcome. Books on the Spiritual Journey are available for purchase and loan. \nNo registration required\, donations welcome. \nSchedule\n9:00 Welcome\, sign-in\, refreshments\, book browsing\n9:20 Gather in the circle for Introductions\n9:30 Two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer\nor An Introduction/review to The Method of Centering Prayer\n10:40 Silent break\n11:00 One 30-minutes period of Centering Prayer\n11:30 Depart in silence or stay and chat a bit \nDates 2025\nMarch 15\nApril 19\nMay 17\nJune 21\nJuly 19\nAugust 16\nSeptember 20\nOctober 18\nNovember 15\nDecember 20 \nCONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF HAWAI’I\n(628) 400-2644 | cohawaii@gmail.com | www.cohawaii.org\n“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/morning-of-prayer-honolulu-hawaii-3rd-saturdays-every-month-3/
LOCATION:Central Union Church\, 1660 S. Beretania St.\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Hawai%CA%BBi":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Welcoming Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mary Dwyer \nAs a companion to Centering Prayer\, Welcoming Prayer focuses on the disturbances that beset our daily life and allows us freely to acknowledge and surrender their power to God. We begin to respond rather than automatically react to life on life’s terms. As the originator of Welcoming Prayer\, Mary Mrozowski\, said\, “To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving\, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world.” During this half-day online retreat\, we will learn about the conceptual background and the method of The Welcoming Prayer\, and we will practice it in community. \nMeet Mary Dwyer \nAn early student of Fr. Thomas Keating\, Mary has been practicing Centering Prayer since the 1980s. In the early 1990s\, she lived at Chrysalis House\, a contemplative community in Warwick\, New York\, blessed by Fr. Keating\, with housemates who included Mary Mrozowski\, David Frenette and Cathy McCarthy. The community became an incubator of practice and programs in the early years of Contemplative Outreach’s growth. Mary calls this period her “inpatient” or “residential treatment time” that proved to her that a life of prayer\, consent\, and practice is real\, stable\, and deeply rewarding. \nMary has given years of service to Contemplative Outreach\, Ltd.\, including as a member of the Contemplative Outreach Faculty and Gift Committee\, coordinator for the Living Flame program\, and coordinator of the Miami Chapter. In January she stepped down as chairperson of the COL Governing Board. She continues to serve the Finance/Legal Team and the Welcoming Prayer Service Team. \nMary now divides her time between private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and leadership of retreats and workshops on behalf of Contemplative Outreach throughout the US and internationally. She lives with her husband in Erie\, PA. \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-welcoming-prayer-3/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington %EF%BB%BF(COMW)":MAILTO:info@ContemplativeOutreachofMarylandandWashington.org
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SUMMARY:Lectio Divina: Praying the Scriptures with the Four Senses of Scripture - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Please join Br. Bernard Delcourt of Holy Cross Monastery and Leslee Anne Terpay as they present an Introduction to Lectio Divina: Praying the Scriptures with the Four Senses of Scripture on Zoom Saturday\, March 21 10:00am to 2:30pm Eastern Time. (8:00am – 12:30pm MT). There will be a half hour break for sustenance. \nOur time together will include time to learn about prayer as relationship\, the simple method of Praying the Scriptures and how the fruits of this practice is manifest in your life. We will have ample time to experience the four moments — literal sense\, reflecting – allegorical sense\, responding – behavioral / moral Sense and resting – unitive sense of the prayer together. \nWe invite you to come along to focus on how God has called you to be and live out of the word that God has sent into the world. In the Silence of Love let us make a joyful sound of gratitude and appreciation for the gifts God has given us! \nTo register please go here: https://forms.gle/itGX7YzpvvHYnZcDA\nZoom meeting link information will be sent to the email address you provide the week of March 15\, 2026. \nThere is no cost for this enrichment event. If you would like to make a donation to Br. Bernard’s monastery here is a link to do that. https://holycrossmonastery.com/donate/ \nIf you have any questions\, please email Leslee at co-leslee@comcast.net
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/lectio-divina-praying-the-scriptures-with-the-four-senses-of-scripture-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leslee Anne Terpay":MAILTO:co-leslee@comcast.net
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